Mitel® (Nasdaq:MITL) (TSX:MNW), a global leader in real-time business, cloud and mobile communications, today announced it has again attained a Leader position in the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications, which focuses on solutions for on-premises deployment. This marks Mitel's third consecutive year in the report's Leaders quadrant.

In the report, Gartner notes: "For vendors, the stakes in the enterprise UC market are exceedingly high, because the market is mature and overall growth has slowed. As a result, vendors that do not perform well will experience negative growth and revenue losses, leading them to exit the market. The stakes for enterprise decision makers are also high, due to significant cost, visibility and business impact of their choices."

"We previously had three different systems supporting all of our facilities, "said John Laurent, Director of IT, Rogers Memorial Hospital, a behavioral health provider. "Now, with the Mitel solution we have a single, stable platform that allows us to use the same audio, web conferencing and other collaboration tools across all 15 of our hospital and regional center locations. By streamlining and upgrading our communications system, our staff is more productive and able to better serve patients, which helps us make a stronger impact on the communities we serve."

"Today's large enterprises recognize seamless, real-time communications and collaboration as catalysts for enhancing employee productivity and providing greater business agility," said Rich McBee, CEO, Mitel. "At Mitel, we wake up every day focused on enabling the communications experience to meet customers' current and evolving needs. Whether on-premises, in the cloud, mobile or by integrating multiple environments and applications, Mitel can help businesses of all sizes communicate simply and more effectively."

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About Mitel

A global market leader in enterprise and mobile communications powering more than 2 billion business connections and 2 billion mobile subscribers every day, Mitel (Nasdaq:MITL) (TSX:MNW) helps businesses and mobile carriers connect, collaborate and provide innovative services to their customers. Our innovation and communications experts serve more than 60 million business users in more than 100 countries, and 130 mobile service providers including 15 of the top 20 mobile carriers in the world. That makes us unique, and the only company able to provide a bridge between enterprise and mobile customers. For more information, go to www.mitel.com and follow us on Twitter @Mitel.